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Hard Palate

See Also
1. Oral Exam
General Finding
1. Smoker's palate (Stomatitis nicotina)
2. Torus palatinus (17% of oral lesions)
3. Oral Candidiasis (Thrush)
Hyperplastic changes of palate associated with dentures
1. Papillary hyperplasia (velvety erythema)
2. Fibrosis
3. Epulis Fissuratum (lobulated redundant mucosa)

Hard Palate (C0226901)
Definition (MSH)	The anteriorly located rigid section of the PALATE.
Concepts	Body Part, Organ, or Organ Component (T023)
English	Hard Palate, Hard palate structure, Hard Palates, Palatum durum
Spanish	estructura del paladar duro, paladar duro
Credits	Derived from the NIH UMLS (Unified Medical Language System)

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Hard Palate (C0226901)

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